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The University of Nebraska is the public university system in the
state of Nebraska, USA. Founded in
1869 with one campus in Lincoln, the system now has four
universities and an agricultural college.
- University of
Nebraska–Lincoln, which is the state's flagship, land-grant,
Carnegie Research I/Research-Extensive university. Founded in 1869,
the university is a member of the Association of
American Universities, a group of the 62 leading research
universities in North America.
- University of Nebraska at
Omaha, which is the state's urban university. Founded in 1908
as Omaha University, the school joined the
University of Nebraska system in
1968.
- University of Nebraska at
Kearney, which is the state's university especially focused on
undergraduates, and in a smaller setting. Founded in 1905 as the
Nebraska State Normal School at Kearney, the school joined the
University of Nebraska system in
1991.
- University of
Nebraska Medical Center (located in Omaha). The medical school was founded
in 1880, and it became a part of the University of Nebraska system in
1902.
- Nebraska College
of Technical Agriculture (located in Curtis,
Nebraska)
Two of its campuses, at Lincoln and Omaha, partner in the Peter
Kiewit Institute.
History
The University of Nebraska was founded in 1869 in Lincoln,
Nebraska. For the first 99 years of its existence, the
University was synonymous with the Lincoln campus. In 1902, Omaha
Medical College became part of the University of Nebraska system.
The University reorganized into its present form in 1968 when it
took control of the municipal University of
Omaha, which became the University of Nebraska at
Omaha. Kearney State
College, the University of Nebraska at
Kearney, became the fourth member of the University of Nebraska
system in 1976.
Governance
The President of the University is James B. Milliken, J.D., who succeeded
L. Dennis Smith in 2004. Members of the Board of Regents are:
- Charles Wilson District 1 in the Lincoln area
- Howard Hawks District 2 in greater Omaha
- Charles Hassebrook District 3 in northeastern Nebraska
- Robert Whitehouse District 4 in the Omaha area
- Jim McClurg District 5 in southeast Nebraska, including part of
Lincoln
- Kent Schroeder District 6 in central Nebraska,
- Bob Phares District 7 in western Nebraska (Mr. Phares became a
regent when former board member Dave Hergert was convicted on
impeachment charges for campaign finance violations and removed
from office by the Nebraska Supreme Court on July
7, 2006)
- Randolph Ferlic District 8 in the Omaha area
- Amber Lewis, representing the students of the University of
Nebraska at Kearney
- Emily Zimmer, representing the students of the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln.
- Jonathan Henning, representing the students of the University
of Nebraska Medical Center
- Alex Williams, representing the students of the University of
Nebraska at Omaha
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